About Us
At Olive & Barr, we craft beautiful, bespoke shaker kitchens by hand – combining timeless design, traditional joinery, and exceptional materials. Every kitchen we create is built to last and tailored to our clients’ homes and lifestyles.
As our business continues to grow, we are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Purchasing Administrator to join our team and support the smooth delivery of client projects. This is an exciting opportunity to work across purchasing, operations and supplier management, with scope to develop the role as the business expands.
The Role
As Purchasing Administrator, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our purchasing, production and supply chain activities. You'll be responsible for sourcing and ordering appliances and kitchen components, managing supplier relationships, coordinating deliveries and maintaining accurate stock and purchasing records.
Working closely with our Sales, Operations and Delivery Teams, you will help ensure client projects progress smoothly from order placement through to delivery and installation. You will act as a key link between sales, suppliers and operations, helping to ensure products are ordered accurately, project requirements are met and timelines are maintained. As many of the teams you will support are based remotely, you will need to be confident working independently, managing your own workload and communicating proactively across the business.
This role offers genuine opportunities for development and progression as the business continues to grow. For the right individual, there is potential to become involved in wider supplier management, product sourcing and commercial activities. There may also be opportunities to support client upgrade recommendations and contribute to project profitability, with the potential to earn additional commission..
Key Responsibilities
- Raise and process purchase orders for appliances, paint and other kitchen components
- Liaise with suppliers to confirm pricing, lead times and delivery schedules
- Monitor stock levels and forecast material requirements for current and upcoming projects
- Reconcile purchase orders with invoices and delivery notes
- Maintain accurate records within purchasing and inventory systems
- Support the workshop, operations and sales teams with product sourcing and supplier queries
- Assist with cost analysis and supplier performance reviews
- Ensure purchasing activities align with company budgets and project timelines
- Schedule client deliveries, liaising with operations and delivery teams
- Support general project administration and coordination activities as required
About You
- Experience in purchasing, procurement, operations or administration preferred
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Confident communicator with suppliers and internal teams
- Competent using Microsoft Office and purchasing/inventory software
- Proactive, reliable, and able to prioritise in a busy environment
- Comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines
- Able to work independently and take ownership of tasks while collaborating effectively with remote colleagues and suppliers.
- Keen to learn, develop and grow within a successful business
What We Offer
- A friendly, collaborative workshop and office team
- Opportunity to work with premium brands and bespoke projects
- Career development within a growing company
- Potential to develop into wider purchasing, supplier management and commercial support responsibilities
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- We welcome applications from candidates with varying levels of experience and are open to tailoring the role and package for the right individual
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
